Quotes by : Edith Hamilton

Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.

It may seem odd to say that the men who made the myths disliked the irrational and had a love for facts;....

It has always seemed strange to me that in our endless discussions about education so little stress is....

The power of good is shown not by triumphantly conquering evil, but by continuing to resist evil while....

A magical universe was so terrifying because it was so irrational. There was no cause and effect anywhere.....

None so good that he has no faults, None so wicked that he is worth naught.

The mind knows only what lies near the heart.

To the Greeks, the word "character" first referred to the stamp upon a coin. By extension, man was the....

When faith is supported by facts or by logic it ceases to be faith.

They yoked themselves to a car and drew her all the long way through dust and heat. Everyone admired....